Ken Kutaragi is also known as "Father of the PlayStation". He is the brains behind the Sony PlayStation brand such as the Playstation (PS), PlayStation2 (PS2), PSX (PS2 w/DVD recorder) and Sony's new handheld, PlayStation Portable (PSP).
Due to a management reshuffle last month at Sony, it put Howard Stringer in the chief executive's chair and Kutaragi was demoted. Not only was he demoted, he also lost his seat on Sony's board, but he still runs Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc., the company's game subsidiary.
It appears that the 54 year old, Ken Kutaragi, was demoted for being too outspoken and criticizing the company's decision.
"In January, he told the Foreign Correspondents' Club in Tokyo that fellow executives had been overly restrictive in controlling Sony content in a world where consumers of digital movies and music want hassle-free access."
Sony also has been hurt by its insistence on making its content proprietary, Kutaragi said.
"Some employees, he said, have been frustrated for years with management's reluctance to introduce products similar to Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod portable music player, mainly because Sony's music and movie units were worried about content rights."
"Indeed, Kutaragi's comments came about the same time that Sony decided to finally agree to support the open and widely used MP3 digital audio standard on its portable music players."
Though, Kutaragi is still in charge of SCE, what does this mean for the future of gaming related items since he doesnt have as much power to deligate as he use to?
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